IN A DIANE SAWYER EXCLUSIVE, GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY AND HIS WIFE ANN SIT DOWN FOR THEIR FIRST JOINT NETWORK INTERVIEW

Interview to Air Monday, April 16 on "World News with Diane Sawyer" and "Nightline"

On Monday, April 16 the presumptive Republican nominee for President, Mitt Romney, will speak to "ABC World News" anchor Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview. With a clear lead among convention delegates, the former Massachusetts Governor is turning his attention from his Republican rivals to President Obama. In an election year with so much on the line, Sawyer's wide-ranging interview will cover the topics that matter most to voters including the economy, health care, and taxes among other campaign issues. In addition, Ann Romney will join her husband for a special conversation with Sawyer. This marks the couple's first joint network interview of the election year.

The exclusive network interview will take place at Fenway Park and will air Monday, April 16 first on " World News with Diane Sawyer" with the extended interview airing on " Nightline." Portions of the interview will also be featured across ABC News broadcasts and platforms including " Good Morning America," ABCNews.com, the Newsmakers series on Yahoo!, OTUSNews.com, ABC News Radio, and ABC NewsOne.

"ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" airs nationally at 6:30pm/ET on the ABC Television Network and in Boston, Massachusetts on Channel 5 (WCVB-TV) at 6:30pm/ET and on New Hampshire's WMUR-TV. Michael Corn is the executive producer of the broadcast. Follow Diane Sawyer and the "World News" team online: @DianeSawyer; @ABCWorldNews; facebook.com/DianeSawyer; facebook.com/WorldNews.

"Nightline," the #1 broadcast in late-night, airs weeknights from 11:35 p.m., ET to 12:00 a.m. on the ABC Television Network.